Hi and welcome! My name is Abby, and I am a Licensed Clinical Social Worker in Texas. I earned my undergraduate degree from Texas Christian University and my graduate degree from University of Texas at Arlington. I have been working in the mental health field for 9 years.
I have worked with individuals and families experiencing a variety of issues including family conflict, depression, anxiety, parenting challenges, divorce and separation, and stress related issues, autism and developmental delays, special education, and self-esteem. I also have experience supporting families through infertility, processing birth stories, postpartum depression and anxiety, and transition to motherhood.
I have extensive experience supporting families through difficult periods and empowering them to overcome difficult obstacles. I daily problem solve parenting challenges including behavior management, co-parenting, school stressors, and unique challenges related to developmental delays.
My goal as a therapist is to make you feel supported and empowered. Respect, sensitivity, and compassion are the foundation of my practice. My integrated approach combines cognitive-behavioral therapy, solution-focused, trauma informed, attachment, and family systems theory. I will tailor our dialogue and treatment plan to meet your unique and specific needs.
I truly believe we can all benefit from counseling and deserve a safe place to be heard, understood, supported, and empowered. I am open minded and will provide a judgement free space. I am so proud of you for taking the first steps towards a more fulfilling and happier life. I look forward supporting and empowering you through the changes you want to make.
Additional areas of focus: Relationship issues, Family conflicts, Grief, Sleeping disorders, Anger management, Career difficulties, Bipolar disorder, Depression, Coaching, Compassion fatigue, ADHD, Abandonment, Adoption and Foster Care, Attachment issues, Autism and Asperger Syndrome, Blended Family Issues, Caregiver issues and stress, Chronic pain illness and disability, Family Problems, Fatherhood Issues, Fertility Issues, Panic disorder and panic attacks, Postpartum Depression, Post-traumatic stress, Pregnancy and childbirth, Self-love, Social anxiety and phobia, Somatization, Women's issues
Clinical approaches: Attachment-Based Therapy, Client-Centered Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Mindfulness Therapy, Narrative Therapy, Psychodynamic Therapy, Solution-Focused Therapy, Trauma-Focused Therapy
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She is so awesome and kind and really understands what I am going ghrough judgment free
Written on Apr 08, 2021 after therapy with Abby for 2 weeks on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, relationship issues, family conflicts, trauma and abuse, intimacy-related issues, self esteem, career difficulties, bipolar disorder, compassion fatigue, and adhd
I love Abby! I feel completely comfortable talking to her about everything and she really gives me advice that I have applied to situations that have worked out great!! I’m so glad that I was able to give this a try and found that I actually needed it more than I thought I did.
Written on Apr 08, 2021 after therapy with Abby for 2 weeks on issues concerning stress, anxiety, relationship issues, self esteem, career difficulties, and compassion fatigue